CVE-2022-38698
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of...
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in contacts service with no additional execution privileges needed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in contacts service with no additional execution privileges needed.
- Record
CVE-2022-38698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in contacts service with no additional execution privileges needed.
- Record
CVE-2022-38698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41267
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in contacts service with no additional execution privileges needed.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41267- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mj6-f6jx-93g9
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of...
In messaging service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to elevation of privilege in contacts service with no additional execution privileges needed.
- Record
GHSA-5mj6-f6jx-93g9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published October 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.